John,
Sounds like you have a linkage problem to me - same problem I had a year ago
and fixed by adjusting the master cylinder "pushrod."  It is a pain to get
to but, if you've got your system bled correctly, I'll bet you can fix it
with this adjustment.  My guess is you also have a big egg shaped hole in
the linkage to your clutch pedal which attaches to the yoke which pushes the
plunger down into the master cylinder.  Good luck.  Sorry I don't know all
of the official names for these things.

Jim
91 Syncro AW
----- Original Message -----
From: John Hurley <hurley@ACX.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Monday, August 16, 1999 11:19 AM
Subject: clutch on 85 westy

Date:  08/16/1999  01:18 pm  (Monday)  From:  John Hurley
To:  vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com
Subject:  clutch on 85 westy

I recently had a new clutch put in and i'm not sure if it feels like it
should. The clutch doesn't start to engage until i've brought the pedal
about 2" off the floor. After it starts to engage, there is only around 2"
more and the clutch is fully engaged. Is this what a new clutch feels like
on the vanagons, or should the clutch be engaging throughout the entire
pedal travel? john 85 westy

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